"Why are you so unfair, Lana? We have been together since high school but you haven't learned to love me?" -MARIUS-
Lana cannot avoid being affected by her friend's behavior. She is aware of his feelings for her. But she didn't expect the pain she saw to draw in his eyes when Marius stared at her. "Do you have a problem, Lana?" Mama Cecille asked when she joined her at the table where she was quietly having coffee. Lana sighed and then glanced at her aunt. Then lift the mug of coffee and sip there before speaking. "I'm confused, Mama," she said, looking down to hide her tears. "Why? Where are you confused?" Lana sniffed and then tried to control her emotions. She knew that being emotional would not help at such times. "Because Marius was here lately. You're still asleep, so you haven't seen him," she said, sipping coffee again. Her aunt nodded. "Leave right away too." With that question, Lana felt a seemingly sharp pain in her chest. "I'm hurting him, M-Mama," and the young lady's voice broke again. Lana felt her eyes warm again. But, as much as possible, she did not want to cry. So again, sh
“I never thought that it was possible for me to be as happy and content as this,” Andrew said while driving. They were driving back home. After attending a mass, they had lunch in a restaurant. And then Andrea asked her father if they could go into an amusement arcade. And of course, Andrew gave his daughter what she wanted. So, the ending is that, because of tiredness, the important thing is that she enjoyed her Sunday. Andrea is now having a well-deserved sleep in the backseat. Lana smiled, then glanced at the young man. And because she remained silent, Andrew spoke again. She was even surprised when he took her hand and squeezed it gently. “Do you think we can give it a try? asked Andrew, who remained so focused on the road. Lana's heart was beating so fast at that moment. She felt like she was electrified by Andrew's grip on her hand. "I know I told you to think about it first. That I am not in a hurry. But why do I feel like I've been scared since I met Marius?" then Andrew tu
"ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED?" Mama Cecille's tone of voice was happy but the shock that Lana was expecting was not there so she was the really surprised one."That's all you're going to say, Mama?" unable to bear it she even asked at the same time as the inadvertent meeting of her eyebrows.Her Mama Cecille laughed then shifted her gaze to her and Andrew who was smiling while listening to their conversation. "What reaction are you expecting from me, Lana? Don't you like it like this? I'm really happy and that is the truth?” she said. "My granddaughter will finally be able to experience how it is to have a whole family. What other reaction is needed but to be happy?" her aunt continued.Lana couldn't speak there and instead glanced at Andrew who was next to her on the long sofa while Andrea was sleeping soundly in her room at that time."I give you my blessing, I hope and want you to be happy because you made the right decision," Mama Cecille's last words were meaningful although Lana didn
"Are you kidding?" Marius asked her with disbelief a few days after her formal engagement with Andrew.Marius was in her office when he surprised her with a visit. From the papers she was reading, Lana looked up. "Do I look like I'm kidding?" she knew Marius didn't like what she said. But because the young man was important to her, she chose to ignore it and make a joke and then follow what she said with a weak laugh.Marius let out a bitter laugh. "I really don't understand you, Lana," he said then let out a heavy sigh.That was when her chest went up and down and then she decided to look back at the paper she was holding. "Actually, aside from Mama you are another person I know can understand my decision," she tried to hide the resentment in his voice but he failed.Marius let out a weak laugh before straightening his seat. "Don't you understand Lana? Oh, you're just really numb?"That's when she stared at her best friend. "What? Did I hear it right what you just call me?""Yes! Si
Lana was in such a state when her cell phone rang. She picked it up to find out who was calling. Her chest throbbed quickly and automatically when she saw that it was Andrew.In an instant, all the sadness she had felt earlier because of her argument with Marius immediately disappeared. Instead, that was replaced by a mixture of nervousness and excitement that eventually made her smile."Hey," Andrew opened in his happy tone.Lana replied with a wide smile. "Hi, is everything okay?" she asked in response to the young man."Can you do me a favor sweetheart?" Andrew's tender question to her in a tone she knew she could not refuse."Sure, as long as I can," she thought to answer even though she really knew deep inside her that 'yes' would be the answer in the favor Andrew wanted to ask.She heard the weak laugh that Andrew let out first before speaking again. "Can you come over here?”Lana's eyebrows met then inwardly glanced at the wristwatch she was wearing. "Your timing is just perfect
"By the way, sweetheart, I would like you to meet my sister, Samantha. Anyway, you can call her Sam," Andrew said as Samantha approached to greet them. "Sam, this is Lana," Andrew continued.With a nice smile, Samantha hugged her and then kissed her on the cheek. "I am so happy to finally meet you," she said in a lively tone."Same here, Sam," she said without hiding the excitement in her voice because it was surprising that she felt so relieved with the woman in front of her."I hope you can visit the house; bring my niece with you. I also want to meet her.” She is talking about Andrea.Lana nodded, then smiled, looking up at Andrew. "No problem; I'm sure you'll get along, especially, and you look very much alike," she would tell the truth.A kind smile broke out of Samantha's lips again. "That’s nice to hear. Anyway, I am afraid that I need to leave you. I have some jobs left upstairs. Your boyfriend did not stop until he convinced me, so I was forced to leave them," she said to Andr
JUST as Andrew expected, the food ordered by his secretary was already prepared downstairs. After eating the young man invited her to the rooftop. For a while, they just remained silent and sat side by side in the loveseat that was there. When Lana's head got tired, she then thought of leaning it on Andrew's shoulder."Why don't you seem active in showbiz right now?" she thought to ask then played with Andrew's fingers that had been holding her hand for quite some time.She heard the sigh released by the young man. "The truth is that I think I want to quit," he said.Lana was shocked by what she heard. "Huh why?" she asked."Maybe I'm just tired. I feel like I want a normal and private life," he said turning to her then bent down and kissed her forehead. "I want a new life with you and Andrea, that's the truth," she said smiling then bent down again and kissed her on the lips.Andrew's words touched Lana's heart. She couldn’t understand why all this was happening but she admitted that
Annoyed, Patricia dialed her cell phone again. She's been calling Andrew for a new project for a few days, but he’s always been answering her with an alibi. He’s busy with business and thinking about it.But despite that, she had a strong feeling that Andrew was not busy with the business but instead with a woman. At that thought, Patricia became even more agitated. She picked up the goblet of wine and finished its content, but everything was stopped again, and she heard the recorded voice of the operator from the other line."Son of a bitch!" she said angrily, then threw the goblet, which hit the wall and shattered. "Damn you, Andrew, you can't do this to me, you bastard!" she said and then dialed again just to stop when she saw the notification that came into her from one of Andrew's social media accounts.She hurriedly opened it. She knew Andrew personally handled all of his social media accounts, so by the time someone updated, it was the young man. But something else happened whe